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1970 Map of Gardner

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Gardner
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The Boston and Maine Railroad corridors define the industrial and residential development of this Worcester County landscape, passing through Gardner and South Ashburnham before crossing into Westminster. The city center of Gardner is densely detailed, showing the City Hall, Library, and institutional landmarks like Heywood Memorial Hospital. To the east, the sprawling grounds of the Gardner State Hospital and the campus of Mt Wachusett Community College stand as significant mid-century fixtures.

The geography is dominated by a complex network of water bodies, from Crystal Lake and Lake Wampanoag in the north to the Wrights Reservoir and Meetinghouse Pond further south. Local genealogy and history can be traced through sites like Crystal Lake Cem and Woodside Cem, while the various family-named landmarks—such as Bickford Hill, Barber Hill, and Prentiss Hill—reveal the historical ownership and naming patterns of the era.